DUMBO DROP! Enter to Win Fabulous Prizes While Supporting Dumbo’s Title 1 Schools – PS307 and Dock Street

Just $25 gets you a chance to win these incredible prizes, entry to view the Dumbo Drop, and a souvenir elephant!  5:00 pm Drop Prizes A Life Time Fitness 6-month Family Membership! ($4,000 value) Ritual Moves 10 Class Pack ($400 value) Washington Street Fun Pack: $150 tab at Joe Coffee + $150 tab at Dawn’s Til […]

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The Music House’s 15th Annual Fourth Window Concert This Sunday at 4 pm

Don’t miss the The Music House‘s 15th Annual 4th Window Concert this Sunday, May 19th, 4 PM at the corner of Henry and State Streets in Brooklyn Heights. Sit with your neighbors outside the 4th window from the corner to enjoy original piano arrangements or Rock, Pop and Broadway classics performed by neighborhood kids. A […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

This coming weekend — late Friday evening, May 17 until early Monday morning, May 20 — the only planned change diectly affecting service at local stations is that the only late night/early morning service at Court Street or at the N/R platforms at Jay Street-MetroTech will be Brooklyn bound N trains, as Manhattan bound N […]

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Repast Baroque Ensemble Returns Next Wednesday With “Shipwrecks and Sea Shanties”

The Repast Baroque Ensemble will return to Brooklyn Heights next Wednesday, May 22, for a concert, “Shipwrecks and Sea Chanties,” that ties in nicely with the Heights’ maritime heritage. Repast’s core group, consisting (left to right in the photo) of Stephanie Corwin on bassoon, Gabe Shuford on harpsichord, Sarah Stone on cello, and Natalie Kress […]

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Open Thread Wednesday

What’s on your mind? Comment away!

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Cadman Park Oval Re-opened

As reported by Mary Frost in the Eagle, the shaded oval area at the north end of Cadman Park has been re-opened “after a year-long, $64 million upgrade that includes a new lawn and plantings, new paths, replaced plumbing for drinking fountains, and new lighting.” The Eagle story quotes Cadman Park Conservancy president Doreen Gallo […]

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Dogs Have Their Day at Open Streets Montague Sunday

Our canine companions will be able to strut their stuff, exercise, splash in a pool, and be blessed, among many other things, this Sunday, May 19, at Open Streets Montague. For the first time since COVID, the Brooklyn Heights Association will present its Dog Show, open to all Brooklyn Heights resident dogs, starting at 1:30 […]

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“Sound & Color Festival” at Brooklyn Bridge Park Saturday: Kite Flying and Music

This Saturday, May 18, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Brooklyn Bridge Park will host a “Sound & Color Festival.” The Kite Festival of previous years will have added musical accompaniment. Kite flying will take place on Pier 5, the soccer fields pier near the foot of Joralemon street, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. […]

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DOT Says No Major BQE Work Likely Until 2028.

As reported by amNY, under questioning from City Council Member Lincoln Restler a representative of the City’s Department of Transportation said no major capital reconstruction work on the triple catilevered section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, which lies below Brooklyn Heights between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street, is likely to begin before 2028 “at the earliest.” […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

This coming weekend — late Friday evening, May 10 until early Monday morning, May 13 — the only planned change diectly affecting service at local stations is that there will be no late night/early morning service in either direction at Court Street or at the N/R platforms at Jay Street-MetroTech, as N trains will be […]

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